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Xspedius To Offer Services Over Lucent and Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. End-to-End IP Infrastructure Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) and Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : JNPR JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced that Xspedius Communications, an integrated communications provider (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) headquartered in O'Fallon, Mo., has selected a solution from Lucent's Accelerate(TM) Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) portfolio and Juniper Networks routing platforms. The three-year agreement paves the way for Xspedius to offer VoIP services to business customers throughout its network across the southern U.S., and has a value to Lucent of $35 million. Xspedius will use the Lucent Accelerate(TM) solution to create a VoIP-ready network capable of providing its business customers with future VoIP applications such as voice virtual private networks, virtual contact centers, managed bandwidth services and unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. , as well as traditional voice services. As a result of its relationship with Juniper Networks, Lucent will deliver, install and maintain Juniper routing platforms to support the enhanced IP services on Xspedius' network. Lucent Worldwide Services is providing network integration, installation, maintenance and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . "Xspedius has consistently sought out the best available technology for our customers' telecommunications needs," said Mark Senda, president and chief executive officer of Xspedius. "We are leveraging our financial strength and customer growth in local data and voice offerings across our 31 switch markets to make the technology transition to MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. and VoIP solutions. Working with Lucent and Juniper gives us the network performance and smooth migration path to quickly expand our voice services over IP and MPLS-based product sets." "Lucent continues to make serious inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ in the growing VoIP marketplace with contracts like these," said Gerry Cafaro, Lucent Technologies vice president. "Xspedius' success is evidence of its commitment to giving its clients the telecommunications tools they need to succeed, and as they continue to expand their reach and services, we look forward to supporting them with the solutions they need to meet their aggressive goals." "We're proud to announce Xspedius as a joint customer with Lucent," said Kurt Melden, chief scientist, Juniper Networks. "The strategic relationship between our two companies enables customers to transform their networks to create IP/MPLS-based infrastructures with end-to-end high performance and assurance for supporting business-critical applications such as Voice over IP. This type of infrastructure is a key requirement for service providers evolving today's networks to Infranets, which combines the ubiquitous connectivity of the Internet with the assured performance and security of a private network." Xspedius is deploying Lucent's 5E-XC(TM) switch from Accelerate(TM) portfolio and the Juniper Networks M-series routing platforms. The agreement also includes Lucent's PacketStar(R) (PSAX) 4500 Voice over Packet Media Gateways. Lucent's Accelerate(TM) VoIP Solutions Lucent's Accelerate(TM) VoIP solutions help wireline and mobile service providers rapidly deliver profitable Internet Protocol-based solutions that support the convergence of traditional voice services with multimedia services, including Web-based features. As a result of combining Bell Labs technology and expertise and Lucent service offerings, Accelerate(TM) solutions will help enable more efficient, secure and reliable VoIP services than available to service providers previously. For more information about Accelerate(TM) solutions: www.lucent.com/accelerate. Lucent and Juniper Networks Relationship Leveraging the companies' combined expertise in networking, the Lucent and Juniper relationship delivers market-ready unified solutions through a strong joint development program that has produced industry-leading ATM-over-MPLS interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. to support network convergence and the ability to manage Juniper Networks routing platforms under the familiar Lucent NAVIS NAVIS Navy Automated Video Information System NAVIS Navy Input Segment (R) iOperations Software suite currently used by Lucent customers to manage their multiservice switches. Lucent and Juniper Networks also are collaborating on other joint developments to enable service providers to transform their networks smoothly and profitably. About Xspedius Communications Xspedius Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , employs a unique blend of innovation and efficiency to provide businesses across the southern U.S. with facilities-based competitive local communications services. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in O'Fallon, MO, Xspedius Communications offers integrated voice, data and Internet services over a network covering more than 3,500 route miles The number of miles that are spanned by a telecommunications network. It does not include combined wire mileage due to multiple wires or fibers within a single cable or by overlapping segments, just the total geographic distance between cities or other terminal points. across the country, while maintaining industry-leading growth. For more information about the company, visit www.xspedius.com. About Juniper Networks, Inc. Juniper Networks transforms the business of networking by creating competitive advantage for our customers with superior networking and security solutions. Juniper Networks is dedicated to customers who derive strategic value from their networks, including global network operators, enterprises, government agencies and research and educational institutions. Juniper Networks' portfolio of networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world's most demanding mission critical networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net. About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit www.lucent.com. Juniper Networks, the Juniper Networks logo, NetScreen, NetScreen Technologies, the NetScreen logo, NetScreen-Global Pro, ScreenOS, and GigaScreen are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. M-series is a trademark of Juniper Networks, Inc. |
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